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Freddie Mac's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) organization is strengthening how non-financial risk is measured, governed, and communicated across the enterprise. As the Non-Financial Risk Reporting PMO Lead, you will serve as the central coordination point for this work - driving governance, planning, prioritization, and execution across business, risk, data, and technology stakeholders to deliver consistent, high-quality risk reporting.

This role offers enterprise visibility, meaningful governance ownership, and the opportunity to lead a critical reporting program in a complex, regulated environment by establishing structure, maintaining delivery discipline, and enabling informed decision-making.

This is an opportunity to deepen your risk management knowledge while leading enterprise initiatives, managing change, and driving execution through governance forums and cross-functional coordination. Apply now and learn why there's #MoreAtFreddieMac!

As part of Freddie Mac's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) organization, the Non-Financial Risk Reporting Program has been established to drive consistency in approach and reporting for Non-Financial Risk across the organization. This includes our Risk and Control Profiles which are point-in-time reporting of risk within and across each category. It reports on the strength of the control environment to allow for monitoring against risk appetite.

• Requirements & Program Management
  • Lead the governance, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise requirements and templates for non-financial risk reporting.
  • Serve as the central PMO lead for non-financial risk reporting governance, coordinating stakeholders, clarifying decisions, and driving consistent execution across the enterprise.
• Lead Governance & Change Management
  • Prepare executiveready materials, analysis, and status reporting for senior leadership and governance forums.
  • Manage the end-to-end program for non-financial risk reporting, including intake, prioritization, decisioning, implementation tracking, and status reporting.
  • Facilitate governance discussions with clear impact analysis, recommendations, decision support materials, and documented outcomes to enable timely decision-making.
  • Establish and maintain core PMO artifacts, including issue and risk logs, enhancement trackers, decision records, and governance documentation to support transparency and auditability.
• Drive Data, Metrics & Reporting Quality
  • Monitor data quality, consistency, and completeness across NFR reporting outputs.
  • Coordinate cross-functional delivery with business, risk, data, and technology teams to advance automation, standardization, and scalable reporting solutions.
• Partner Across the Enterprise
  • Partner with enterprise and divisional risk teams to drive adoption of reporting standards, monitor implementation progress, and resolve execution challenges.
  • Facilitate stakeholder communications, training, and implementation guidance to reinforce expectations, timelines, roles, and accountability.
  • Build strong working relationships across first line, second line, and Internal Audit partners.

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management, information systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in program management, PMO, governance, risk management, controls, compliance, or a related cross-functional delivery role.
• Experience leading or coordinating governance routines, change initiatives, or standardized operating processes, including preparation of executive materials for management and governance forums.
• Familiarity with nonfinancial risk concepts, control environments, and enterprise risk reporting practices.
• Ability to partner effectively with data, reporting, and technology teams on data quality, definitions, controls, and implementation needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document requirements, issues, and decisions.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience reviewing or validating reports, templates, or dashboards is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, track dependencies, and drive execution in a structured governance environment with defined standards and timelines.
• Adaptability and resilience to work in a complex and changing environment

• Ability to create structure, clarity, and momentum across complex workstreams by coordinating teams, timelines, and deliverables.
• Strong program management discipline, including organization, follow-through, milestone tracking, and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-driven leader who can manage competing priorities, identify risks, and drive actions to completion without heavy supervision.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and demands
• Ability to think analytically, navigate ambiguity, and translate strategic direction into actionable plans, decisions, and outcomes.
• Ability to influence without direct authority, build strong partnerships across levels and teams, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

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